THAT OUT. CHAUNCY GLOVER, LOCAL 4. BACK TO YOU. Devin: A BATTLE THAT BROUGHT OUT A LOT OF HEATED EMOTION AND LED TO OUTBURSTS LIKE THIS AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. [INDISCERNIBLE]. Devin: UPSET ABOUT THE PLAN TO LEASE BELLE ISLE TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THAT DIED, BUT NOT FOR LONG. KEVYN ORR HAS RESUSCITATED IT AND PUT IT BACK ON THE TABLE. ROD HAS MORE ON THE REACTION. INTERESTING IF THE REACTION HAS CHANGED, GIVEN WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE DIA. Rod: KEVYN ORR HAS THE DECISION-MAKING POWER AND THE DEBATE HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. AND KEVYN ORR IS SAYING, LOOK, THIS IS GONNA GET DONE BECAUSE THE CITY NEEDS IT TO BE DONE. AND THERE ARE STILL LIKELY TO BE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE IT BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT THIS POINT. I WOULD PURSUE LEASING BELLE ISLE TO THE STATE, AND I'M GONNA PURSUE THAT BECAUSE IT RELIEVES US OF A $6 MILLION OBLIGATION. I WOULD NOT SELL IT. Rod: BELLE ISLE, ONE OF THE TRUE GEMS REMAINS OWNED BY THE CITY BUT RUN BY THE STATE. WE LOVE BELLE ISLE! Rod: HE IS FROM INKSTER AND HE AND HIS WIFE WERE CHECKING OUT THE FACILITIES LOOKING TO HOLD A FAMILY REUNION AND IS ON BOARD WITH ORR'S PLAN. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PARK, AND IT NEEDS THE MONEY. IT NEEDS MONEY INTO IT FOR -- SO THEY CAN FINISH BEAUTIFYING THE PARK. IT NEEDS WORK. Rod: KEVYN ORR HAS MANY BIGGER FISH TO FRY AND MADE IT CLEAR IT'S A QUICK AND SIMPLE FIX, AND DOWNRIVER FROM BELLE ISLE, IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. MILLIKEN PARK IS A STATE PARK AND GOING WELL. Rod: IT'S NEXT TO THE RENCEN. THE RIVER IS BLUE, THE BASS SILVER AND THE PARK GOLD TO GUYS LIKE JAMES WHO IS ZIPPING AROUND ON HIS RECUMBENT BIKE. IT SHOULD HAPPEN. IT'S A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY SHOULD ENJOY ALL THE ACTIVITIES HERE AT MILLIKEN PARK. WE DID TALK TO THE GOVERNORS OFFICE TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE OLD PLAN IN PLACE LAST YEAR, THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, IS STILL IN EFFECT. ALL THEY'RE SAYING IS THAT NOTHING CAN HAPPEN THIS YEAR TO TURN BELLE ISLE INTO THAT GREAT SUMMER PARK THAT WE SEE AT MILLIKEN. THAT IT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALL POSSIBILITIES AND EXPECT THE STATE TO BE RUNNING BELLE ISLE

DETROIT -

Any debate over leasing Detroit's Belle Isle Park to the state of Michigan appears to be over, now that emergency manager Kevyn Orr is in charge of the city's crippled finances.

When the proposal first surfaced earlier this year, the debate was intense and emotional, and the plan was rejected. But at a public meeting Monday night, Kevyn Orr made his position clear.

"I would pursue leasing Belle Isle to the state. I'm going to pursue that because that relieves us of a $6 million obligation. I would not sell it," Orr said.

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The island park would remain the property of the city of Detroit, but state would manage the island as a state park.

On Tuesday afternoon, Gene Nix, of Inkster, was on Belle Isle where he voiced his support for Orr's plan.

"I think it's a good idea. It's a beautiful park and it needs the money. It needs the money into it for beautifying the park. You can see it needs work," Nix said.

While the decision to lease the park to the state is a quick and easy one for Kevyn Orr, he also sees it as a way of bringing Belle Isle up the quality of Milliken State Park, on the Detroit Riverfront near the Renaissance Center.

"It relieves us of an obligation and, quite frankly, Milliken Park is a state park and I understand it is doing quite well," Orr said.

James Few was riding his recumbent bike around Milliken Park Tuesday. He would like to see Belle Isle become a state park too.

"I think it should happen. I think it should be a place where anybody can enjoy all these activities you can enjoy at Milliken Park," Few said.

Contacted by Local 4, spokesmen for the Governor's office said any state lease of Belle Isle would not likely take place this year, but 2014 could see Belle Isle Park join the state park system.

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